| 单词 | secretaire |
| 例句 | Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart. A $7.5-million find: Overlooked Getty estate sale map turns out to be 14th century treasure 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In the moment of peril, with rare presence of mind, she rushed to her secretaire, where her jewels were. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z It had the appearance of being a lady's secretaire or something of the kind. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z I still thought the parchment I spoke of might be the missing one," she explained, "and when I got home I looked in papa's secretaire. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z The little study beyond must be visited, and here are Miss Adeline Sergeant's secretaire and library. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z A timepiece ticked on the mantel-shelf under a neat mirror, a secretaire stood between it and the window, which was furnished with persiennes, adding to the general appearance of rusticity. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z The papers which Lady Louisa had so laboriously collected were in the drawer of the secretaire, near the fire. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Mr. Marvin authorizes me to find him an old Colonial secretaire with diamond-paned glass in the upper doors, and the old urn and balls crowning the top. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z Following the secretaire, were several pieces of nondescript furniture that was quickly bid upon and sold to people who wanted mere articles for 158 use and not for beauty. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z Then he rose and with unsteady gait went to his secretaire, and began to rummage in the secret drawers of the old-fashioned piece of furniture. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z On the other side of me stood a man who made German secretaires. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z Then the nurse went to the dressing-table and took the watch with its chain and pendant key, and opened the drawer in the secretaire. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z There sat the worthy Baptiste enthroned behind a secretaire which was always littered with papers, petitions, letters, the usual paraphernalia that pertains to a man of influence. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The first piece exhibited for sale was a secretaire. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z For on the next morning, when he entered his private room at the office, his first action was to try the little secretaire, which was unlocked. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z I'll take a peep at those drawers in that secretaire, my lady, and see if you have anything to reveal to me. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel My piano, a green sofa, and two couches with corresponding covers, a secretaire, a small bureau, and a large toilet-glass, are articles you will not forget. Josephine Makers of History And with a vague gesture he indicated the papers which lay in a disordered heap on his secretaire. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z At breakfast the next morning he was charming, wrote me a cheque for the money, sitting in a gilt chair and writing on a Louis Seize secretaire. Aliens Then, having first bolted the door of his room, he made a thorough search throughout the secretaire. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z A rather old-fashioned secretaire stood by the wall, with a chair drawn to the desk; in one corner was a shelf with half-a-dozen law-books; and I can remember literally not another stick of furniture. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) A secretaire, littered over with papers and bright with silver ornaments, had its back to the seaward wall; a round window, cut in the rock above it, stood hidden by curtains of the richest brocade. The House Under the Sea A Romance Mrs. Soher began to dust a secretaire, talking all the while to her niece. The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story Scene:—The same; Mrs. Selwyn is discovered seated at secretaire writing; Grace looking over her shoulder. Three Hats A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts It whetted her suspicious curiosity to find the secretaire always carefully locked, ever since her discovery of Miss Bodkin's note there. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z Once she got out of the room, she made a dash for a shadowy corner made by an old ormolu secretaire between the two doors. Polly's Business Venture She had closed and locked the secretaire and she handed the man the key. The Green Rust Miss Roscoe had evidently opened it to get the paper and envelopes needed for the election, and had not yet had time to put it away in the drawers of her secretaire. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story She walked to her little secretaire, opened it and pulled out a drawer. The Angel of Terror The little secretaire stood on a table at one side of it. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z In the bedroom I write in is Dr. Johnson’s own bookcase and secretaire; with looking glass in the panels which often reflected his uncouth shape. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 She went to her secretaire, and, taking out the receipt, showed it to him, saying, "I suppose this is clear enough?" The Queen's Necklace He limped to a secretaire, and opened a drawer. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York She ran out of the room and was back almost immediately, to find Jean standing with her back to the secretaire examining the ruins of her late handkerchief with a smile. The Angel of Terror Then she pulled out a bunch of keys from her pocket, and tried them, one after the other, on the lock of the secretaire. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z An upright secretaire, en suite with the commode, was also sold at the same time for £4,620, and the writing table for £6,000. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time I docket it neatly at the secretaire, JONES, and I put it into pigeonhole J. It's the next thing to a receipt and is quite as satisfactory to ME. Our Mutual Friend The soup stood on the secretaire for about fifteen minutes before Boursier started to eat it. She Stands Accused In the dining-room is a secretaire given to Louis XVI. by the States of Burgundy, and portraits of the King and Marie Antoinette. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 But, Gibbs, it will not, I think, be any part of your duty to mention to any one at present the losses I have spoken of from my secretaire. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z Tables, chairs, commodes, secretaires, wardrobes, porcelain vases, marble statuettes, they represent in a singularly complete way the mind and the work of the ancien régime. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time This he put in the post-box, and then, going to a secretaire, he unlocked it, and taking out a document he began to puzzle over it attentively. Dawn Having made the soup, she conveyed it in its terrine to a small secretaire in the dining-room. She Stands Accused He replaced the papers which had been deranged, and he closed the secretaire. The Bravo Every time that his wife opened the secretaire the drawer gave out a mournful creak which pierced his heart. The Fat and the Thin The red card he carried had been initialled by the secretaires of some thirty locals all over the country. Jimmie Higgins Take this key and open the top drawer of that secretaire, and give me that bundle. Dawn A few days after her marriage, as she was by chance fumbling in the drawer of a secretaire, she came across the receipt for fifty thousand francs which Adelaide had signed. The Fortune of the Rougons I did, and lo and behold! a little drawer jumped out at me from quite another part of the secretaire. In Homespun When Florent and Quenu entered the room they found Lisa seated at the lowered desk of the secretaire, writing and putting down figures in a big, round, and very legible hand. The Fat and the Thin ‘And what gars your father’s son to be secretaire, as ye ca’d it, to Frenchman or Irishman either?’ A Modern Telemachus And he tapped the veneered top of the secretaire with his forefinger. The Lion's Skin He would shut himself in the bedroom to read these letters, which he then hid at the bottom of an old secretaire, the key of which he carefully kept in his waistcoat pocket. The Fortune of the Rougons The secretaire was locked, as was the writing bureau. The Clue of the Twisted Candle She sat down at the secretaire, and glanced over the page of figures. The Fat and the Thin Thus saying, I was hastening to the adjoining room, where stood my secretaire, to take from it a thousand crowns I wished to give for the purpose. Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry, with minute details of her entire career as favorite of Louis XV. Written by herself Then he sat down again, the taper at his elbow, Mistress Winthrop looking on, facing him across the top of the secretaire, and he took up the package. The Lion's Skin Her husband had scarcely fallen asleep, when she quietly got up, took the key of the secretaire from the waistcoat pocket, and gained possession of the letter with as little noise as possible. The Fortune of the Rougons The articles which had been the property of Vassalaro included a tin trunk, a small writing bureau, a secretaire bookcase and a few clothes. The Clue of the Twisted Candle So he made repeated calls upon Lisa's secretaire, being merely kept in check by the vague fear with which his sister-in-law's grave face inspired him. The Fat and the Thin He turned, and, opening a drawer in his secretaire, took out a bank-book, and placed it in the hands of the wondering boy. A Waif of the Plains Mr. Caryll sauntered over to the secretaire, and leaned an elbow on the top of it, facing all in the room. The Lion's Skin Mrs. Cowperwood, who was before her secretaire in her new boudoir, lifted her eyebrows. The Financier, a novel A rather old-fashioned secretaire stood by the wall, with a chair drawn to the desk; in one corner was a shelf with half-a-dozen law books; and I can remember literally not another stick of furniture. The Wrecker She did not like to have money in her secretaire that did not belong to her; it would worry her, said she; the thought of it would disturb her peace. The Fat and the Thin Florent gently shook his hand; while Lisa folded up the sheet of figures and put it away in a drawer of the secretaire. The Fat and the Thin She got up and went back to the secretaire, as if trying to restrain herself. The Fat and the Thin Adam Davis was present and secured the secretaire of buhl which the elder Cowperwood prized so highly. The Financier, a novel |
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